Poverty and Inequality in Societies of Human Rights „ the paradox of democracies

Proposals for an inclusive society

http://rights-poverty.eu/conference THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2013 8:30 ▸ 12:30 PLENARY SESSION 8:30 ▸ 9:00 Welcome Coffee and Registration 9:00 ▸ 9:15 Opening remarks Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe 9:15 ▸ 9:45 Fighting poverty and inequality: the social investment imperative László Andor, Commissioner, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion 9:45 ▸ 11:45 Combating poverty or inequalities? Introduction Gilda Farrell, Council of Europe Emma Toledano, European Commission Speakers Magdalena Sepúlveda, UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Claudia Menne, European Trade Union Confederation Guy Standing, University of Bath, United Kingdom Luciano Gallino, University of Turin, Italy Peter Kenway, New Policy Institute, United Kingdom Moderator Emilio Santoro, University of Florence and L'altro diritto, Italy Coffee break 15 mn 12:00 ▸ 12:30 Renewed strategies to combating poverty and inequalities: presentation of the Guide Speaker Alessandra Sciurba, University of Palermo , Italy Lunch break 1 h 30 THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2013 14:00 ▸ 16:15 3 PARALLEL WORKSHOPS How should human rights be implemented 1 to protect people from poverty? Speakers David Joyce, European Roma Rights Centre, Ireland Johannes Gerds, Consultant to the Council of Europe, Germany André Gachet, FEANTSA, France Renzo Segala, Avvocato di Strada, Italy Philippe de Craene, Front Commun SDF and European Union of Homeless, Belgium Michail Beis, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Moderator Diane Roman, University of François Rabelais, Tours, France How can the voices of people experiencing 2 poverty influence democratic processes? Ternura Rojas, Indignados Movement activist, Spain Ilona Tomova, Institute for Population and Human Research, Bulgaria Rune Herlin Kamstrup, Council of Marginalized People, Denmark Dominique Béchet, ATD-Quart Monde, France Esther Gatera, All African Women’s Group, United Kingdom Christel Amiss, Black Women’s Rape Action Project, United Kingdom Moderator Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Philipps University Marburg, Germany 3 Who pays and who benefits from the crisis? Speakers Cédric Rio, Inequality Watch, France Christina Samartzi, Médecins du Monde, Greece Andrij Waskowycz, Caritas, Ukraine Renato Carmo, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal Adeline Otto, Solidar, Belgium Moderator Faiza Shaheen, New Economics Foundation, United Kingdom Coffee break 15 mn 16:30 ▸ 17:30 PLENARY SESSION Mobilising resources at local level: SPIRAL Methodology Speakers Persons engaged in setting action plans at local level in the cities of Mulhouse in France, Kavala in Greece, Charleroi in Belgium, Timisoara in Romania and Covilha in Portugal. Moderator Samuel Thirion, Council of Europe 20:00 ▸ 22:30 RECEPTION Venue to be confirmed FRIDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2013 9:00 ▸ 10:30 PLENARY SESSION New strategies to fight poverty and inequalities Introduction Andrej Hunko, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Germany Jón Sæmundur Sigurjónsson, Ministry of Welfare, Iceland Speakers Talley Hoban, Dumpster diver, Germany Ugo Mattei, International University College of Turin, Italy Louise Haagh, Basic Income Earth Network, University of York, United Kingdom Jacob Von Uexkull, World Future Council, Sweden Moderator Laurent Bonelli, University Paris-Ouest-Nanterre, France Coffee break 15 mn 10:45 ▸ 13:00 3 PARALLEL WORKSHOPS Basic income and access 1 to financial resources Speakers James S. Henry, Tax Justice Network, United States Bernard Bayot, Réseau Financement Alternatif and European Financial Inclusion Network, Belgium Roberto Musacchio, Altramente and former European Parliament member, Italy Jean-Paul Brasseur, Vivant-Europe, Belgium Kristin Alsos, Fafo – Institute for Labour and Social Research, Norway Hans Dubois, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions Moderator Yannick Vanderborght, University of Saint-Louis, Belgium 2 Common pooling of resources and shared responsibilities Intervenants Philippe Granger, Rushey Green Time Bank, United Kingdom Valérie Navarre, Les « jardins du béton » Association Arfog-Lafayette, France Marjan Borsjes, Noppes, Local Exchange Trading System, Netherlands Ana Mendez, Observatorio Metropolitano, Spain Thomas Dawance, Community Land Trust, Belgium Moderator Tommaso Fattori, Movimento acqua bene comune, Italy 3 Avoiding waste and making resources accessible Speakers Jean Rousseau, Emmaus International, France James Wallbank, Access-space and Edgeryders, United Kingdom Andrea Sesta and Daniela Galvani, [im]possible living, Italy Mariani Papanikolau, Kinisi, Greece Anastasia Rakitz and Ιο Chatzivaryti, Pharmacist association and Social Pharmacy of Kavala, Greece Moderator Maria Jeliazkova, EAPN, Bulgaria Lunch break 1 h 30 FRIDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2013 14:30 ▸ 16:30 PLENARY SESSION 14:30 ▸ 15:15 Workshops outcomes: proposals for the future moderators of workshops 15:15 ▸ 16:00 Approaching the future with a new perspective Speakers Jean Lambert, Member of the EU Parliament Luis Jimena Quesada, European Committee of Social Rights Fintan Farrell, EAPN Isabelle Perrin, Mouvement International ATD-Quart Monde Anna Coote, New Economics Foundation, united kingdom Moderator Gilda Farrell, Council of Europe 16:00 ▸ 16:30 Commitments to action Speakers Snežana Samardžić-Marković, Director General of Democracy, Council of Europe Rita Skrebiškiene, President of the European Committee for Social Cohesion, Council of Europe Muriel Rabau, Vice President of the Social Protection Committee, European Commission 19:00 ▸ 20:30 Film screening "Poor Us" (free entrance) at Cinema Odyssée, 3 rue des Francs Bourgeois - Strasbourg

SATURDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2013 EXCHANGE AROUND CONCRETE ACTIONS 9:00 ▸ 16:00 Sharing resources and knowledge to fight poverty(register in a separate form) Workday around the Project to Fight Poverty in European Cities, using the approaches developped by the Council of Europe: Edgeryders and SPIRAL. It will be dedicated to deepen the reflection and methods to innovate in the design of actions and the use of local resources in the fight against poverty. It will be based on the experiences of young creators and other innovative on-going actions. Analyze the current situation and identify problems and obstacles in the fight against poverty and inequalities, such as the limits of legal and democratic mechanisms, changes in redistribution policies, etc. ; Formulate concrete proposals to progress in the fight against poverty whilst taking into account the need to include the voice of each person in order to better utilize and share resources; Exchange and share experiences, knowledge and practices to implement innovative actions to fight against poverty and inequalities, based on the concepts of common goods, shared responsibilities and

OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE THE OBJECTIVES OF avoidance of wasted resources. overty, precarity and inequalities are on the rise in European countries. These phenomena not only weaken the Social Cohesion of European societies P but they also violate Human Rights and question the functioning of democracy. How can people living in pov- erty make their voices heard in polarised societies?

o be effective, the fight against poverty and inequali- ties must take into account the relationships and inter- dependencies that exist in society in order to facilitate T the sharing of social responsibilities and guarantee equal access to material and immaterial resources whilst, at the same time, avoiding the wasting of resources and ensuring the well-being of all.

he Conference, jointly organised by the European Un- ion and the Council of Europe, intends to formulate a renewed appro ach to combat poverty. The event is the T culmination of two years of reflection conducted in the framework of the Project “Human Rights of people experi- encing poverty. ” The results of this work will be developed in two Council of Europe publications, which will be the basis for the conference: a guide Living in dignity in the XXIst century ; and the number 25 of the series Trends in Social Cohesion.

undreds of actors from different backgrounds will gather in Strasbourg to discuss these societal problems and reflect on possible actions to fight H poverty and inequalities. VENUE Council of Europe Strasbourg Tel : +33 (0)3 88 41 20 00 Fax : +33 (0)3 88 41 27 81

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